EP 1372224 B1 20100818 - Connector with latch mechanism
Title (en)
Connector with latch mechanism
Title (de)
Steckverbinder mit Verriegelungsvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Connecteur ayant un mécanisme de verrouillage
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2002168494 A 20020610
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1372224A2] A connector (70) comprises a connector body (10), a shell (30, 40) and two latch members (20). The shell (30, 40) has two openings (33) formed therein at positions near the interface end. Each of the latch members (20) includes a latch projection (28) formed on one end thereof in the Y direction. The latch projections (28) project from an inside of the shell (30, 40) through the openings (33) to an outside of the shell (30, 40). The latch projection (28) further comprises a plate portion (24) and a bulged portion (25), which is formed on the plate portion (24) and serves as a control point for movement of the latch projection (28). The shell (30, 40) further comprises two apertures (43), each of which has a first area size. The plate portion (24) has a second area size larger than the first area size while the bulged portion (25) has a third area size smaller than the first area size. The plate portion (24) is arranged on the inside surface of the shell (30, 40) to block the corresponding aperture (43) under the normal conditions, while the bulged portion (25) is surrounded by the corresponding aperture (43) of the shell (30, 40) under the normal conditions. Therefore, the bulged portion (43) is touchable from the outside of the shell (30, 40). At the outside of the shell (30, 40), buttons will be arranged so as to be able to exert forces on the bulged portions (25) when the buttons are operated. When the bulged portions (25) are pressed, the latch projections (28) will be retracted to the inside the shell (30, 40).
IPC 8 full level
H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/658 (2011.01); H01R 13/6581 (2011.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
H01R 13/6275 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 13/629 (2013.01 - KR); H01R 13/6582 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE DK FI FR GB SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1372224 A2 20031217; EP 1372224 A3 20090429; EP 1372224 B1 20100818; CN 1269268 C 20060809; CN 1467884 A 20040114; DE 60333815 D1 20100930; DK 1372224 T3 20101108; JP 2004014384 A 20040115; KR 100510922 B1 20050830; KR 20030095348 A 20031218; TW 200402909 A 20040216; TW I223473 B 20041101; US 2003228788 A1 20031211; US 6799986 B2 20041005
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03012744 A 20030604; CN 03138116 A 20030527; DE 60333815 T 20030604; DK 03012744 T 20030604; JP 2002168494 A 20020610; KR 20030037074 A 20030610; TW 92115485 A 20030609; US 45835203 A 20030610